The best and worst K-12 school systems by state

Updated 2:23 pm, Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The latest ranking for school systems across the country is out and Texas fairs pretty well all in all.

Check out the slideshow to see how each state ranks ...

The latest ranking for school systems across the country is out and Texas fairs pretty well all in all.

Check out the slideshow to see how each state ranks ...

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51. District of Columbia

51. District of Columbia

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50. Mississippi

50. Mississippi

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49. Alabama

49. Alabama

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48. Louisiana

48. Louisiana

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47. Nevada

47. Nevada

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46. New Mexico

46. New Mexico

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45. West Virginia

45. West Virginia

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44. Arkansas

44. Arkansas

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43. Arizona

43. Arizona

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42. South Carolina

42. South Carolina

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41. Kentucky

41. Kentucky

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40. Michigan

40. Michigan

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39. California

39. California

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38. Alaska

38. Alaska

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37. North Carolina

37. North Carolina

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36. Oklahoma

36. Oklahoma

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35. Hawaii

35. Hawaii

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34. Delaware

34. Delaware

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33. Oregon

33. Oregon

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32. Georgia

32. Georgia

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31. Rhode Island

31. Rhode Island

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30. Montana

30. Montana

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29 . Florida

29 . Florida

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28. Tennessee

28. Tennessee

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27. Idaho

27. Idaho

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26. North Dakota

26. North Dakota

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25. Wyoming

25. Wyoming

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24. South Dakota

24. South Dakota

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23. Nebraska

23. Nebraska

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22. Indiana

22. Indiana

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21. Utah

21. Utah

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20. New York

20. New York

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19. Missouri

19. Missouri

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18. Maine

18. Maine

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17. Illinois

17. Illinois

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16. Ohio

16. Ohio

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15. Washington

15. Washington

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14. Maryland

14. Maryland

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13. Connecticut

13. Connecticut

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12. Texas

12. Texas

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11. Iowa

11. Iowa

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10. Pennsylvania

10. Pennsylvania

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9. Wisconsin

9. Wisconsin

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8. Minnesota

8. Minnesota

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7. Virginia

7. Virginia

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6. Colorado

6. Colorado

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5. Kansas

5. Kansas

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4. New Hampshire

4. New Hampshire

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3. Vermont

3. Vermont

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2. Massachusetts

2. Massachusetts

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1. New Jersey

1. New Jersey

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The best and worst K-12 school systems by state

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The latest ranking for school systems across the country is out and Texas fairs pretty well all in all.

The website Wallethub put this one together using 12 metrics to come up with a standardized rank including drop out rates, the percentage of children who repeated one or more grade and pupil/teacher ratios.

The best K-12 school system in the country is apparently New Jersey where kids had some of the highest math and reading scores nationwide. The Garden State also had one of the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, according to the site.

The worst school system in the country was the District of Columbia which had some of the lowest math and reading scores, as well as one of the highest percentage of children who repeated one or more grade.

D.C. also came out as one of the least safe school systems with more children reporting being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property.

See each state's overall ranking using the slideshow above.

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